Astronaut Sławosz Uznański will become only the second Pole to travel to space and the first in almost 50 years.
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Only known banner bearing Hitler’s personal standard found in Poland
The item had lain unidentified for decades in Poznań city hall museum.
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Poland tops EU in ranking of children’s reading ability
It also has one of the largest gender disparities, with girls performing much better in reading comprehension than boys.
“Nineteenth century” artefacts found in Poland actually from ancient Egypt and Rome
The figurines of Egyptian and Roman deities Osiris and Bacchus were found in the grounds of a former Polish stately home.
Police launch e-scooter safety campaign amid spate of accidents in Poland
In 2022, there were 424 accidents involving e-scooters in Poland, resulting in 421 injuries (155 of them deemed serious) and three deaths.
Poland takes delivery of first HIMARS from US
The rocket artillery system, which Poland first ordered in 2019, has been used to great effect by Ukraine in its defence against Russia.
Polish ruling party announces rise in flagship child benefit ahead of elections
PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński also pledged free medicines for children and seniors as well as abolishing motorway tolls.
Ruling party supported by and shares mentality with unemployed wife beaters, says Tusk
“Today, the kings of life are those who drink, beat their children, beat women, and have not disgraced themselves with work for many, many years.”
Law banning many single-use plastics and restricting others introduced in Poland
Single-use plastic cutlery, straws and drink stirrers are among the products now banned.
Questions after missile landed in Poland in December but was not found until April
The opposition have called for the defence minister to be fired, but he blames a top general.
Communism prevented Western social revolution reaching Poland, says government minister
The education minister also endorsed a proposed new law to prevent the “sexualisation of children” in schools.
Poland criticises Hungary’s top general for “distorting WWII history”
Hungary’s chief of general staff claimed WWII was a “local German-Polish war” that escalated due to a lack of peace efforts.
Poland remains EU’s worst country for LGBT people finds rainbow ranking
“Hate speech by central government remained a serious issue,” wrote ILGA-Europe.
Bees returned to Poland’s largest urban apiary after occupying tree in city centre
“We have to remember that if we keep calm, the bees will stay calm too.”
